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at·tach·ment  (-tchmnt)

n.

1. The act of attaching or the condition of being attached.

2. Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.

3. A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.

4.

a. A supplementary part; an accessory: bought a vacuum cleaner with several attachments. See Synonyms at appendage.

b. A supplementary document that is attached to a primary document: stapled two attachments to the memorandum.

5. Law

a. Legal seizure of property or a person.

b. The writ ordering such a seizure.

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attachment

Noun

1. affection or regard for

2. an accessory that can be fitted to a device to change what it can do

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	attachment - a feeling of affection for a person or an institution fond regard affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, tenderness, heart - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
	2.	attachment - a supplementary part or accessory add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" lens hood, hood - a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
	3.	attachment - a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	attachment - a connection that fastens things together bond connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" ligament - any connection or unifying bond
	5.	attachment - faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive" adherence, adhesion support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" ecclesiasticism - excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion" cabalism, kabbalism - adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation royalism - adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government traditionalism - adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)
	6.	attachment - the act of attaching or affixing something affixation compounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole grafting, graft - the act of grafting something onto something else
	7.	attachment - the act of fastening things together fastening joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" soldering, bonding - fastening firmly together doweling - fastening by dowels earthing, grounding - fastening electrical equipment to earth linkage - the act of linking things together tying, ligature - the act of tying or binding things together welding - fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure fixation - the activity of fastening something firmly in position

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attachment

noun 1. fondness, liking, feeling, love, relationship, regard, bond, friendship, attraction, loyalty, affection, devotion, fidelity, affinity, tenderness, reverence, predilection, possessiveness, partiality, aroha N.Z. << OPPOSITE aversion

noun 2. accessory, fitting, extra, addition, component, extension, supplement, fixture, auxiliary, adaptor or adapter, supplementary part, add-on, adjunct, appendage, accoutrement, appurtenance

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See: attach.

Translations

attachment [əˈtætʃmənt] n (tool) → accesorio;

(COMPUT) → archivo o documento adjunto (= love): attachment (to) → apego (a), cariño (a)

attachment [əˈtætʃmənt] attach n (= tool) → accessoire m;

(Comput) → fichier m joint (= love);

attachment (to) → affection f (pour), attachement m (à)

attachment [əˈtætʃmənt] n (tool) → Zubehörteil nt;

(love);

attachment (to sb) → Zuneigung f (zu jdm)

attachment [əˈtætʃmənt] n (= tool) → accessorio (= love): attachment (to) → affetto (per);

(COMPUT) → allegato